The funds projected for next year's budget are so___________________that the library will barely be able to maintain its regular hours. (A.) generous (B.) meager (C.) expansive (D.) extravagent
meager
Despite a stern and forbidding demeanor in class, the professor was_________to students who approached him in his office. (A.) insensitive (B.) inhospitable (C.) remote (D.) recpetive
receptive
Certain types of spiders are poisonous, while others are relatiely_____. (A.) social (B.) adventurous (C.) harmeless (D.) engergetic
harmless
Because of ________in the temperature of the region, it is difficult to know whether to dress for hot weather or cold. (A.) Rainfalls (B.) changes (C.) heat waves (D.) cold snaps
changes
The athlete was so______by the heat that he could barely walk. (A.) annoyed (B.) strengthened (C.) pleased (D.) exhausted
exhausted
The new senator was________, soe he only proposed legislation that stood a reasonable chance of passing. (A.) confident (B.) realistic (C.) ambitious (D.) inexperienced
realistic
Newcaslte in norther England is an important source of coal, so "carrying coals to Newcastle" means doing something _____.(A.) appropriate (B.) normal (C.) unnecessary (D.) dirty
unnecessary
She was_________, living by herself and avoiding other people. (A.) an adventurer (B.) a socialite (C.) a hermit (D.)
a hermit
As a strict vegetarian, she_____meat, eggs, and dairy products. (A.) sells (B.) ignores (C.) avoids (D.) grades
avoids
The utter failure in which the project ended is evidence of the ______of the people who planned it. (A.) lack of ability (B.) strength of character (C.) careful planning (D.) wild imagniation
lack of ability
